rebel flag
Dixie's contested symbol
The rebel flag typically refers to the Confederate battle flag—a red field with a blue diagonal cross bearing white stars—displayed by Southern forces during the American Civil War.
Today it remains controversial: some claim it represents Southern heritage, while critics see it as a symbol of slavery and white supremacy.
Rebel flags flew at the rally.
Secessionist state supporter
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
colors · ensign · Dixie · saltire · cross · iconography · badge · device
Causing sharp disagreement
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- white supremacyDoctrine of racial superiority
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
banned · removed · debate · backlash · defenders · critics · tension · inflammatory
Secessionist Southern government
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- slaveryOwnership of people
- UnionNamed political entity
battlefield · Gettysburg · Appomattox · regiment · soldier · musket · cavalry · Robert E. Lee
Of the region below
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- Lost CausePro-Confederate historical revisionism
remembrance · veterans · memorial · history · legacy · descendants · commemoration · nostalgia
Confederate
Secessionist state supporter
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
insignia · colors · ensign · Dixie · saltire · cross · iconography · badge · device · Southern Cross
divisive
Causing sharp disagreement
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- white supremacyDoctrine of racial superiority
protest · banned · removed · debate · backlash · defenders · critics · tension · inflammatory · offensive
Confederacy
Secessionist Southern government
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- slaveryOwnership of people
Union · battlefield · Gettysburg · Appomattox · regiment · soldier · musket · cavalry · Robert E. Lee · Jefferson Davis
Southern
Of the region below
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
Lost Cause · remembrance · veterans · memorial · history · legacy · descendants · commemoration · nostalgia · identity
- flagscolors, bunting, banner, standard, ensign
- decalsvinyl decals, window decals, bumper stickers, vinyl decal, wall decals
- ConfederacyConfederate States, Jefferson Davis, Confederate Congress, Confederate Army, Confederate generals
- Redneckredneck, hillbilly, hick, yokel, bumpkin
- Confederate symbolsstars and bars, Southern Cross, Confederate monuments, Stone Mountain, Robert E. Lee
rebel flagAmerican flag
National emblem, starred banner
Stars and Stripes · national flag · patriotic symbol · Betsy Ross flag · E pluribus unum
rebel, flag, rebels, rebelled, rebelling, rebellion, rebellious, rebelliously, rebelliousness